Somerset Home

Went to my mail box today and waiting for me was the new Somerset Home magazine !

It is full of so many wonderful and creative art works ! And was so thrilled to have two of my things featured ! One was a repurposed ( it seems like everything I do is repurposed ) wood container done in vintage sheet music papers .

And also one of my Altered Wire Dress Forms in the gallery.

I have been working and working on trying to get inventory made for the up coming Junk Fest ! I am so thankful , my sister in law is taking my place tomorrow so I can have the whole day off to work on things ! Everyday I go over to my parents to help care for them , we also have a live in caretaker for them but I go for the afternoons and also make them there dinner every evening . They are 90 and 98 , so they are doing good considering there age !

The posted photos are of some magnets I made out of buttons ! I have lots and lots of buttons , I think they look like candy ! In the Somerset Home there is an article by Roni Berg with button magnets too ! BonBons , a great term for the little delights !

Sorting Buttons

I have been organizing some of my buttons ! I hate to admit it but I am not done ! So far this is part of my buttons . I have more jars like the top ones but they wouldn't all fit ! Do you have any idea how long it takes to sort through that many buttons? A little snap shot of a corner in my sewing room!

Posting a photo of a cute little find ! Four little spice bottles , sitting in a little metal holder ! They are Watkins products I think , so I am now on the look for a matching lid for the set . I think they are just adorable ! I may have to keep this!
Have a fabulous Tuesday ! Our weather today is wonderful , no wind and in the 70's ! That's what I call perfect !

Button Love

Was going through some of my mass collection of vintage buttons today & thought I would snap a few photos to share a few little glimpses of some fun buttons ! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend !

Saturday Finds !

Has been awhile since I posted ! I have been under the weather for quite awhile and Iam just now starting to feel better , so I listed some finds in my SecondTreasures shop on Etsy ! The sweetest little baby dress with a pink hanger and pink buttons on a card , this would be adorable to hang in a nursery !I have a ton of vintage buttons and I am slowly working on a destash project ! Here I attached some black vintage buttons on some tags , also in my SecondTreasures shop!And I will also be listing a lot of vintage handkerchief's ! This is a set of two that I will be listing also . One is pink and the other yellow , same design with the tags on still !
Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend ! We got another three inches of snow yesterday so I should go and finish shoveling snow !!

The scalloped edged tags at the top of the post are in my The Little Things shop on Etsy !

The Buton Jar !

I have been busy creating ! I created a primitive wool heart that I covered in all white and creamy tone buttons , my favorite colors ! Finishing things to put on Etsy and also getting a number of things ready to list on lollishops ! When I am ready to open I will post and share some of those creations !I have not opened my store there yet , waiting on Vanessa ( Bears Banners and Graphics ) to make a banner for me ! So excited to see what she comes up with ! As you can tell , everything is in creamy whites... guess I am just drawn to those colors !!! So I leave you with a few photos of some of the projects !! Below is a wristlette made using vintage lace , buttons and felted wool, check out the ever so teeny little buttons that were already on this piece of vintage lace to begin with , I just love them ! They are little silk covered treasures !

Wool heart covered in many many buttons.... yes all sewn by hand ! With a vintage lace hanger and distressed and aged tag !

Treasures and Goodies !!

I went to several yard sales over the weekend . Did find lots of wonderful treasures !! One was a vintage hat with fabulous millinery flowers all over it ,resting in the white pedestal dish.. the colors are the best ! Also scooped up several spools of sheer ribbon from a local designer going out of business ! And I am addicted to baskets and can not pass them by ever , they can contain things & look great ! Also when I purchased the hat the vendor also had these vintage buttons , my fav is the card with the pink baby buttons ( who does not love pink ? ) !! I will include some buttons in the Vintage Giveaway on the Vintage Indie Blog http://vintageindie.typepad.com/vintage_indie/2007/07/index.html for Sept .

This past week my daughter in law put on a baby shower for my youngest daughter who is expecting in Sept. ! We know it is a girl & they have picked out a name also.... Hadassah , a Jewish name , and they are going to call her Haddie , so I made a framed collage for her room , all pink & glittery !